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J. SGHURGER 85 J. SGHURGER, Jr.

PLOW.

'No. 584,411. Patented June 15, 1897.-

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JOHAN SOHllRGER AND JOHN SOHURGER, JR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,411, dated June 15,1897.

Application filed October 14, 1896. Serial No. 608,861. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OHAN SoHiiReER and JOHN SCHURGER, Jr., citizensof the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlows; and We do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in plows; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of parts substantially as shown anddescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a plowembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of the plow, and Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the landsideand the parts which carry the moldboard and share.

Several new and valuable features of invention enter into thisconstruction, embodying first the plow-beam A, which is perfectlystraight from end to end, and the other parts being constructed as shownenable us to build the beam in this Way instead of using a curved orbowed beam, as plows generally have. This is a great advantage inmanufacture and makes a stronger beam than the bowed beam usually is.

B represents the clevis. This clevis has its sides engaged over the topand the bottom of the front end of the beam A and is rigidly fixedthereto by bolts or screws 2. At its front the draft-hook 3 may beengaged in any one of the several notches 4:, according as more or lessland is to be taken by the plow, and the hook 3 will remain in any oneof the said notches to which it may be adjusted.

To regulate the depth of the furrow or the operations of the plow, weuse a gage-wheel O, which has a standard D extending through a slot inthe beam and through the top and bottom plates of the clevis B. Adiagonal brace 5 below the beam supports and braces the said standard,and the standard has notches 6 in its rear edge engaged by a slidinglocking-bolt 7. This bolt is set into a longitudinal recess in the topof the beam beneath the upper arm of the clevis and has a handle 8,projecting through a slot in said arm, to operate the bolt. A spring 9keeps the bolt always in engaged position with the particular not-ch 6in the standard to which it may be set by the plowman. A scraper 12keeps the wheel 0 clean.

Erepresents the colter. This colter is fastened or held by a novelconstruction of yoke or clip F, which is bent nearly 8 shape on itsengaging side, thus throwing the central part 13 of the yoke diagonallyfrom front to rear across the shank of the colter and providing twoshoulders at and b, which engage the shank above and below,respectively. Bearings 1% above and below support the yoke on the beam,and its free ends are provided with a fastening-plate and nuts on theopposite side of the beam. This furnishes a support for the colter whichis at once strong and firm, and such that the more pressure that isbrought onto the colter the more firmly it is held.

Gis the plow-standard, and at its base is the landside 15 and thesupport 16 for the share. This part is preferably made of wrought-iron,and the standard G has a single pivot-point connection 17 with the plowbeam. This leaves the standard free for any desired adj ustment of theplow-point for depth of work. The combined share and point 14: of theplow is bolted to the skeleton base-piece 16, and the moldboard K,curved and constructed substantially as shown, is engaged along itsfront edge upon the edge of standard G and bolted to part 16 by a boltthrough hole 0. Then there is a lateral inside adjustable braceconsisting of a headed and threaded stem d on the moldboard and aturn-screw g, engaged in said stem and swiveled in the standard h, whichsupports the rear end of the landside 15 adjustably from beam A. Bymeans of standard 77, and its nuts above and below beam A the heel ofthe landside is raised and lowered, and thereby the plowpoint is set toa deeper or shallower'position, according to the soil or the depth towhich the plow is to operate.

Another peculiarity of our plow is the arrangement of the handles, bothof which are supported on the beam A alone, instead of going down to thelower part of the plow, as usual. Each handle N and M is bolted to thebeam at its lower end, a single bolt serving this purpose, and a bracketP, fixed to the beam, engages the handles higher up. In this way thehandles are firmly secured and a comparatively short handle can be used.

What we claim is 1. The beam and the combined standard and'landsidepivoted thereon, and the combined share and point and the moldboardfixed to said standard, means supported from the beam to adjust the heelof the landside up and down and thereby tilt the standard, and meansconnecting the rear of the moldboard with the adjusting mechanism of theJOHAN SGHURGER.

JOHN SCHURGER, JR.

Witnesses:

H. T. FISHER, R. B. llIOSER.

